A nearly modern PCI sound card with DOS drivers. The card features a Forte Media 801 sound chip. This supports 5.0 sound, at least under Windows. The card is easy to install and was robust in my test cases. Installation under DOS was also problem-free; Creative could certainly learn a thing or two from this. Views Facts…
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Released around 1998 with a PCI interface, this card appears rather ordinary. It features a Forte Media FM801 sound chip. There's even a DOS driver for it, let's see if it works with this card. Views Facts Chipset: https://theretroweb.com/chips/3677 Manual – Drivers I found drivers at Vogons: Vogons – Drivers …
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100 Mbit RJ54 Network Card with Wake on LAN. Views Facts Manual Drivers Source for the drivers here preserved: Operating System DOS Window Other Pack/CD Drivers X X X X Drivers for different operating systems DOS Windows Other Pack Preserved here Source is the RetroWeb Other Network Types https://www.fambach.net/?p=12059 Conclusion Question Answer Does the card work Yes What ...
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All three ports (BNC/RJ45/AUI), compact and with PCI interface. So far I've only found DOS and a few Unix/Linux drivers, but who needs Windows, eh? ;).
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Diverse cards with Realtek 8139x chip. They correspond to modern network cards. They are connected via PCI bus and have an RJ45 port.
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10Base2 network card, with configuration tool and standard NE2000 driver. Should be compatible with most operating systems. There is also a slot for a standard ROM.
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A 3Com 10 Mbit PCI network card from 1998. On the back, someone already left their mark in 1999. Views Facts Manual Source: Archive.org Drivers Source for drivers preserved here: Operating System DOS Windows Other Pack/CD Drivers X X X X Drivers for different operating systems DOS Windows Other Package Source: RetroWEB Other Network Types https://www.fambach.net/?p=12059 Conclusion Question …
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This card isn't really retro, but it works with PCI. I couldn't find a packet driver for DOS, so a workaround was necessary.
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I acquired this card in a bundle from eBay. When I first saw it, I thought, „what on earth are these two SUB-D 9 connectors, that's not exactly standard.“ Then, when I randomly pulled it out of a box for the description, I thought the same thing again. It did ring a bell for Lantastic, though...
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A Socket 7 motherboard for the Pentium I, with only one voltage, so up to 166MHz without MMX. The board has an Intel 8243xFX chipset. It only supports 72-pin FPM and EDO RAM, but has six slots for it, and up to 128MB. My 2x 32MB modules were also recognised. As the benchmark shows, this motherboard, with…
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